Sutra 94

नलतूला नलतूलवर्णा ॥ कZ_०२.११.९४ ॥

nalatūlā nalatūlavarṇā

Nalatūlā is of the color characteristic of nalatūlā (i.e., the standard ‘nalatūlā’ hue).

नलतूलाreed-fibre / fibre from reeds (a material)
नलतूला:
TypeNoun
Rootनल + तूला
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन (नाम); समासः—नलस्य तूला (नल-तूला)
नलतूलवर्णाhaving the colour/appearance of reed-fibre
नलतूलवर्णा:
TypeAdjective (Noun used adjectivally)
Rootनलतूल + वर्ण
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; समासः—नलतूलस्य वर्णः यस्याः सा (नलतूल-वर्णा)
N
nalatūlā leather

FAQs

It presumes a commonly recognized exemplar in commerce/workshops; the category name itself encodes the accepted look, used as a conventional benchmark by inspectors.